The Deer Trail Eagles struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Byers Bulldogs had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Deer Trail had to suffer through a rough 57-18 loss at the hands of Byers. Deer Trail was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-10.
Despite the loss, Deer Trail saw an underclassman step up: Megan Donovan scored ten points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Deer Trail struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Madilee Olsen had a dynamite game for Byers, scoring 16 points along with seven steals. Olsen has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Abi Green was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Deer Trail and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Byers, their win bumped their record up to 6-10.
Deer Trail will be playing in front of their home fans against Lone Star at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Lone Star focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Tuesday. As for Byers, they will head out on the road to face off against Limon at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Byers focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
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